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Ocellate seastar

Nectria ocellata

  • Other invertebrates
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth5–10 m
  • Water temperature14–22 °C
  • Best monthsMarch, May, and June
  • How commonOccasional
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Photo credit: (c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 67 records
  • February: 105 records
  • March: 223 records
  • April: 125 records
  • May: 226 records
  • June: 270 records
  • July: 42 records
  • August: 76 records
  • September: 63 records
  • October: 97 records
  • November: 146 records
  • December: 104 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–10 m · Deepest record: 910 m

  • 0–10 m: 559 records
  • 10–20 m: 148 records
  • 20–30 m: 0 records
  • 30–40 m: 2 records
  • 40–50 m: 0 records
  • 50–60 m: 1 records
  • 60–70 m: 2 records
  • 70–80 m: 0 records
  • 80–90 m: 0 records
  • 90–100 m: 0 records
  • 100–110 m: 0 records
  • 110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–22 °C

  • 12–14 °C: 73 records
  • 14–16 °C: 780 records
  • 16–18 °C: 31 records
  • 18–20 °C: 13 records
  • 20–22 °C: 5 records
  • 22–24 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English
Ocellate seastar, Spotted Sea Star

Other scientific names: Nectria oculifera

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

  • Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
  • Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
  • 1,991 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
  • Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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